440. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a hospital assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37216/18]
401. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health his plans to incentivise owners to get vacant properties back into usable housing stock in view of the excess of houses lying vacant due to the owners being in full-time care in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37086/18]
252. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fatal accidents, serious injuries and minor injuries recorded at locations (details supplied) prior to May 2016 and from May 2016 to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37002/18]
1349. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons moved from local authority housing waiting lists onto the rental accommodation scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/18]
1348. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the spend on the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of persons in receipt of the scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35889/18]
1347. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the spend on the rental accommodation scheme; the number of persons in receipt of the scheme, by county, in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/18]
856. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the budget per CHO area for emergency respite bed applications for 2017 and 2018; the allocations by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36414/18]
843. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be made available for the provision of full-time residential care in County Kerry in view of the fact that there are a number of emergency cases awaiting beds in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36328/18]
795. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if a change to the assessment guidelines for the over 70s medical card will be considered to take into account net rather than gross income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/18]
596. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive, HSE, and a union's (details supplied) briefing sessions have not taken place in counties Cork, Kerry and Kildare and western areas of County Wicklow in respect of home carers' revised hours; the areas in which briefings have taken place; the reason some staff have not been advised of their contracted hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35518/18]
593. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the agreed timeframe of 1 June 2018 has not been adhered to following an agreement on revised contracts for Health Service Executive, HSE, home carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35513/18]
592. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no specific budget for orphan drugs as committed to in the drugs and rare disease policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35512/18]
493. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the refurbishment works of Tralee Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36374/18]
398. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if changes to the vetting criteria will be considered for private bus providers in contract with Bus Éireann to provide school transport services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36334/18]
2633. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the provision of a sewerage system for the residents of Coolmagort Avenue, Beaufort, County Kerry will be urgently addressed in view of the fact that raw sewerage is seeping into gardens and is the cause of serious health and safety concerns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32942/18]
1802. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if an MRI appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34997/18]
1562. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home care packages in the CHO 4 area; the number of applications pending in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33434/18]
1554. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2018 or the nearest available date for an orthopaedic outpatient appointment at Kerry University Hospital in waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33394/18]
1553. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2018 or the nearest available date for a MRI procedure at Kerry University Hospital in waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33392/18]
1552. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 1 July 2018 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound procedure at Kerry University Hospital in waiting periods (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33391/18]
1531. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no specific budget for orphan drugs as committed to in the drugs and rare disease plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33304/18]
1513. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason podiatry services are not being delivered on an ongoing basis at the diabetic clinic at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); if he is satisfied with the level of service being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33251/18]
1512. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if access to insulin pump treatment and pumps at school is the same for children in counties Kerry and Cork; the number of children who access insulin pump treatment; the number from counties Kerry and Cork, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33250/18]
1511. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the reason the necessary services are not in place in relation to the specialist diabetic clinic at University Hospital Kerry to allow it to operate as a centre of excellence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33249/18]
1495. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the status of an orthodontic referral for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33159/18]
1378. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if an application by a respite facility (details supplied) to extend from a five-day facility to a seven-day facility to provide residential care to include weekends will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32650/18]
1225. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if changes to the approach in calculating the Book of Quantum using the cap and concept of proportionality already established by the Court of Appeal will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32679/18]
504. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to refuse an application by a person (details supplied) will be overturned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33095/18]
339. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if he will review the appointments procedure for type 1 diabetes patients at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31657/18]
338. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if pre-pregnancy care for type 1 diabetes patients will be provided at the diabetes clinic at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31656/18]
417. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health if carb counting classes will be arranged and provided on an ongoing basis for persons with type 1 diabetes at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/18]
933. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount in funding provided to local authorities for the improvement works in lieu grant scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/18]
864. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time of each social welfare scheme including the initial application decision, appeal decision, oral hearing decision and processing time for award of payment of each once payment is allowed in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30313/18]
800. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional funding to Kerry County Council to carry out works on the Dale Road, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30414/18]
590. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the funding provided in 2017 and to date in 2018 for the cross-border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/18]
556. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to each community healthcare organisation area via the NTPF in 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30352/18]
402. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the staff shortages in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30074/18]
401. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland's expenditure on high-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018 compares with the EU average on a per capita basis and in terms of a proportion of both health expenditure and drugs expenditure. [30073/18]
400. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the levels of high-tech and orphan drugs expenditure in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the drugs budget spent on high-tech and orphan drugs in each of the years, in tabular form. [30072/18]
399. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the level of drugs expenditure in the health budget in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the percentage of the health budget spent on drugs in each of those years, in tabular form. [30071/18]
391. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made to address the overcrowding in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry. [30051/18]
390. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the recommended staff to patient ratio for emergency departments; the ratio for same at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30050/18]
221. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of release days for principals will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30407/18]
342. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications that were submitted for appeal in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the percentage success rate of those appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29795/18]
321. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the possibility of a bus stop (details supplied) on the Tralee Road, Killorglin, will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29817/18]
286. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for an oral health appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30018/18]
285. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30017/18]
284. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30016/18]
283. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30015/18]
282. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [30014/18]